Mukasey Vows to Be Independent Advocate

Michael Mukasey the new US attorney general

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Yeah, he vows to be independent and the idiot-in-chief swore to uphold the US Constitution.

Why am I not comforted? Just asking

Neither of Washington nor President Bush's Texas power circle, Michael Mukasey won his new job as attorney general in large part by promising to be an advocate of law enforcement independent of White House and any other politics.

But Bush, his Capitol Hill allies and congressional Democrats have plenty of expectations.

The president wants him to carry out the administration's terrorism-fighting agenda.

"Judge Mukasey will lead the Justice Department as it works to protect the American people whether from drug traffickers and other criminals on our streets or from terrorists who seek to attack our homeland," the president said late Thursday, after the Senate confirmed Mukasey 53-40.

Obviously Bush has given Mukasey his mandate: Do what I want or your ass is grass and I'm the lawnmower.

Via AP.